What was the result of Senate roll call vote 256 in the 110th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jul 19, 2007 ended "Amendment Rejected (35-62)", 35-62. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2337 to S.Amdt. 2327 to H.R. 2669 (College Cost Reduction Act of 2007) (H.R. 2669).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 256?

35 senators voted Yea and 62 voted Nay. 3 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 256 in the 110th Congress?

Democrats voted 1-47 and Republicans voted 34-13. 14 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #256 · 110th Congress · Session 1 · Jul 19, 2007, 1:47 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2337 to S.Amdt. 2327 to H.R. 2669 (College Cost Reduction Act of 2007) (H.R. 2669)

Amendment S.Amdt. 2337 (To amend the special allowance payments.)

Amendment Rejected (35-62)

35 Yea

62 Nay

← Vote #255 Vote #257 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 49 senators

1 Yea / 47 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Republican 49 senators

34 Yea / 13 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 2 senators

0 Yea / 2 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Kit Bond (Republican–MO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Norm Coleman (Republican–MN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Susan Collins (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Pete Domenici (Republican–NM) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Michael Enzi (Republican–WY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Chuck Grassley (Republican–IA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Judd Gregg (Republican–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Lugar (Republican–IN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Lisa Murkowski (Republican–AK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Ben Nelson (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Gordon Smith (Republican–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Ted Stevens (Republican–AK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 35

Nay 62

Not Voting 3

Other Votes on H.R. 2669

Vote #253 On the Motion to Proceed H.R. 2669

Motion to Proceed Agreed to (49-48) Jul 18, 2007
Vote #254 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2329 to S.Amdt. 2327 to H.R. 2669 (College Cost Reduct…

Amendment Agreed to (73-24) Jul 19, 2007
Vote #255 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2330 to S.Amdt. 2327 to H.R. 2669 (College Cost Reduct…

Amendment Agreed to (52-45) Jul 19, 2007
Vote #257 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2333 to S.Amdt. 2327 to H.R. 2669 (College Cost Reduct…

Amendment Rejected (42-55) Jul 19, 2007
Vote #259 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2351 to S.Amdt. 2327 to H.R. 2669 (College Cost Reduct…

Amendment Agreed to (94-3) Jul 19, 2007
Vote #272 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2669

Bill Passed (78-18) Jul 20, 2007
Vote #326 On the Conference Report H.R. 2669

Conference Report Agreed to (79-12) Sep 7, 2007

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Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).

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